Jan Výrava

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production year

1937

Premiere

28 January 1938

Runtime

81 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Jan Výrava

Czech title

Jan Výrava

English title

Jan Výrava

Synopsis

Hetman Charvát comes to the demesne of Josefov bearing with him the decree of Josef II for the abolition of statutory labour. Karmín, the director of the demesne, does not want to divulge this news to the peasants and he agrees with the hetman on its temporary suppression. The soldiers, however, leak the contents of the decree. The secret Protestant Dvořák provokes the peasants to protest. He asks village magistrate Jan Výrava, whose son Jeroným is in the service of the lordship, to conduct the proceedings with her. The nobility, however, has the peasants fired upon. The peasants retreat and start to organize an uprising. In the castle they prepare their defence. Even Jeroným Výrava, who is in love with Countess Sylvie, is posted as a sentry. Jeroným has pledged to protect her and remains despite his promise to his father that he would come to support the peasants. The elder Výrava waits in vain for his son. In desperation he returns to the fortress and shoots his son. Later he gives the peasants the command to attack. At the moment when the emperor's reinforcements are arriving Karmín is also shot dead. Jeroným, who has only been wounded by his father, is eventually killed as well. The peasants are overpowered and several sentenced to a public punishment of 100 lashes. The proud Jan Výrava has a stroke and dies before being disgraced by the punishment. The other peasants are set free; the era of statutory labour has come to an end.

Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek

sedlák Jan Výrava

Stanislav Strnad

Jeroným, Výravův syn

Ladislav Brom

Václav, Výravův syn

Helena Bušová

Bětuška, Kyralova dcera

Eduard Kohout

helvita Dvořák, emigrant

Jiří Steimar

hrabě Roveredo

Blanka Waleská

komtesa Sylvie

Slávka Procházková

komtesa Kristina

Karel Jičínský

ředitel panství Karmín

Jiří Plachý

setník Charvát

Vladimír Řepa

vojín Maršálek

Vladimír Hlavatý

bláznivý Martínek

Miloš Hajský

revoltující sedlák

Marie Pilská

vesničanka

Darja Hajská

vesničanka

Karel Šott

rychtář Matouš

Josef Oliak

komorník

Fráňa Vajner

dráb-hlasatel

Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

šlechtický násilník

Jaroslav Bráška

šlechtický pověřenec

J. Galbavý

J. Koníčková

J. Mikeš

Fuchsová

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Walter Schorsch, Antonín Kubový, Otakar Růžička (adept režie)

Based on

František Adolf Šubert (Jan Výrava – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Tuzar

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký, Jan Zázvorka

Costume Designer

Adolf Wenig

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Production Manager

Jan Sinnreich

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

E. F. Burian

Selected Music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Ukolébavka)

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Otakar Pařík)

Choreographer

Vladimír Pirnikov

Songs

Ukolébavka

Song Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Singer Slávka Procházková

Povstaň, povstaň, lide selský

Song Composer E. F. Burian
Writer of Lyrics E. F. Burian
Singer Pěvecký sbor Radiojournalu

Production info

Original Title

Jan Výrava

Czech Title

Jan Výrava

English Title

Jan Výrava

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production Year

1937

Production specifications

start of filming 16 August 1937
end of filming 12 September 1937
date of censorship 11/1937 (kulturně-výchovný)
projection approval 13 September 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 13. 9. 1946)
projection approval 1948 (neschváleno do distribuce)

Premiere

premiere 28 January 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Praha /1 týden/ a Světozor /1 týden/, Praha)
renewed premiere 21 September 1945 /suitable for youths/

Production

Projektor

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Projektor (původní 1938), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

81 min

Original length in metres

2 310 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Státní záruky Československé vlády na výrobu filmů

1937
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Projektor